Ahead of the Game

Herald StaffFriday, July 12, 2013

Long distance call

In the midst of showing Alfred Hitchcock’s entire body of work, Harvard Film Archive presents one of my favorite less-famous Hitchcock films, “Foreign Correspondent,” on Sunday. The 1940 film, Hitchcock’s second American effort, co-stars a stalwart Joel McCrea and sublime Laraine Day and is set in newly war-torn Europe, where a young American journalist (McRea) uncovers a nest of enemy spies in London. Josef Goebbels denounced the film, which was released a month before the Blitz began, as a “masterpiece of propaganda.” Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. Tickets: $7-$9; hcl.harvard.edu/hfa. — JAMES VERNIERE

Radio request

Ah, rock ’n’ roll. So awesome. Let’s go see some tonight. I suggest a trip to Radio; just look at this bill: the Life Electric, Township, Await Rescue and Vending Machetes. Go for all of them, but make sure you don’t miss Township (Marc Pinansky layers heady, smart lyrics over brilliant hooks) and Await Rescue (locals with wicked momentum — check out the thunder and lightning of “Everyone You Know”). Radio, 379 Somerville Ave., Somerville. Tickets: $10; radiobarunion.com. ­­— JED GOTTLIEB

Coming full circle

You love your hydrating lotion, but the pump-top bottle is a no-no in the town recycling center. Aveda, the environmentally minded hair care company, can help with that. It’s launched Full Circle, a recycling program that aims to de-s-tress by turning all turned-in Aveda products into new packaging. Aveda tested the concept in Colorado in 2011 and 2012 when 98 percent of donated recyclables were reused. Local Aveda Experience stores in Copley and South Shore plazas will accept any Aveda packaging (caps, makeup brushes, pumps, tubes and various jars) not accepted curbside. Aveda sends the recyclables via UPS Carbon Neutral to its recycling partner g2 revolution, which takes care of the rest. At Copley Plaza and South Shore Plaza, aveda.com. — JILL RADSKEN

Vive la France

The annual Bastille Day celebration hits Harvard Square on Sunday: Sandrine’s Bistro and nearly a dozen other restaurants will be serving French delicacies while you groove to the sounds of Cask Mouse, Rapplesauce and DJ Kamal of the Boston French Party. Dance in the streets or take a wee break at Park Restaurant where a beer garden will be set up. Oui! Harvard Square, Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m. Free; harvardsquare.com. — SARA GAYNES